6/5/13

Secrets of Haunted House #1 - Alex Nino art

Secrets of Haunted House v1 #1, 1975 - Finding a fish-like creature on the beach, a couple adopts it as a pet, unaware of its power and ambition. Alex Nino lures in readers with an unnerving drawing style. On the first page, his humorous portrait of the narrator reeling in a fish serves as a metaphor for the creature and his hapless victims. As usual, Nino's drawings (often bordering on the abstract) reside within outstanding layouts. Other artists in this issue include Richard Vllamonte, Ernie Chua and Luis Domingez (cover). This is number 1 of 3 Secrets of Haunted House issues with Nino art and/or covers.- - - - - - - - - -"Fish Story" Nino story pencils and inks 5 pages = ***